Despite the heroic efforts of its crew, the Minerva has been unable to avert disaster, and the fragments of Junius Seven inflict terrible damage as they fall across Earth's surface. The Minerva retrieves Shinn and Athrun as they descend to Earth, then sets course for Orb in order to return Cagalli and repair the damage it has suffered in its space battles.
"For us Coordinators, the path of Patrick 
Zala was the one and only correct path!"
„Warum merkt ihr nicht, dass für uns Coordinator
Patrick Zala das einzige Richtige war?!“
¡"Para los Coordinators,
¡"Para los Coordinators,
« La voie tracée par Patrick Zala
"Para nós, Coordinators, o caminho 
de Patrick Zala era o único correto!"